How to get eyelash glue off your eyelid and eyelash easily. Use a cotton swab wet with Oil base Makeup Remover, Vaseline, or Coconut Oil, then dab the wet cotton swab along your eyelid. Massage your eyelid for a minute, and then wash your eyelid with water. If there is still some glue residue left, use makeup remover wipes to wipe if off.